You learn about competitor fund activity from press coverage weeks after rounds close. Monitor competitor portfolio companies for growth signals, new hires, and funding changes in real time.
| Today | With Crustdata |
|---|---|
| You learn about competitor investments from press announcements, weeks or months late | Search all companies backed by a specific fund and track their growth in real time |
| Checking a competitor's portfolio means visiting ten websites and three databases | Filter by investor name and sort by headcount growth, funding date, or hiring velocity |
| You notice a sector trend after two competitor funds announce investments | Watch portfolio companies for hiring spikes, headcount thresholds, and leadership changes |
| Follow-on round signals go unnoticed until the round closes | Get a webhook when a portfolio company crosses a growth threshold that typically precedes a follow-on |
Filter by investor name. The API returns every matching company with live headcount, funding, hiring, and growth metrics.
1 credit per 100 results. Company Search API docs
Set a watcher on a competitor fund's portfolio companies. You receive a webhook when headcount crosses a threshold, new leadership joins, or hiring spikes in a key function.
1 credit per event delivered. Watcher API docs
Yes. Set up separate watchers for each fund's portfolio companies, or use the Company Search API to filter by multiple investor names in one query. Most teams track three to five competitor funds.
The most reliable public signals are sustained headcount growth above 25% over six months, leadership hires in finance or operations, and a spike in engineering job postings. The Watcher API can alert you on each of these.
Company data is enriched live from 15+ sources at query time. Headcount, job postings, and funding data reflect what is true today, not a quarterly snapshot.
Company search is 1 credit per 100 results. Watcher alerts are 1 credit per event. Most VC teams monitoring three to five competitor portfolios spend $500 to $2,000 per month.